Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani lost his position on Tuesday as head of an important state clerical body after hardliners criticised him for being too close to the reformist opposition.
The defeat for o

Influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has urged Iranians to follow Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's guidelines, five weeks after he challenged the authority of the country's most powerful figure.
Rafsanjani, a rival

In apparent defiance of Iran's supreme leader, a powerful cleric declared his country in crisis after a disputed poll, and tens of thousands of protesters used Friday prayers to stage the biggest show of dissent for weeks.
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The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who is a rival of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was detained during an opposition rally in Tehran on Saturday, an Iranian news agency said on Sunday.
Fars News Agency, cit

Iran's clerics picked foremer president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday as speaker of a body with powers to remove Iran's supreme leader.
This is viewed as a further step in the political recovery of Rafsanjani who wants better ties wi

Iran's clerics picked foremer president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday as speaker of a body with powers to remove Iran's supreme leader.
This is viewed as a further step in the political recovery of Rafsanjani who wants better ties wi